-1Chapter 20- Rescuing Avriana
"How is Eureka doing so far Nadia?" asked Mischa.
"She's doing well. She still refuses to speak to you though since you decided to yell at her like you did."
"Oh boy. I guess I was a little hard on her. I'll try to talk to her later then. Have you spoken to Morita at all?"
"No I haven't Mischa. I think I'm better off staying here on the ship."
"I can't say I really blame you. I'd probably be scared too. Where's Talho at?"
"With Eureka right now. There was something that she wanted to ask her and Anemone so I let them be."
"I see. I'll try not to disturb them then. Where's Holland at?"
"Him, Renton, Matthieu and Hilda went out with Maurice and the Newhope to give him practice runs. From what I hear, he's doing quite well."
"Is Renton riding with Maurice then?"
"Yes he is."
"How are things going between you and him by the way?"
"Getting better. I still really care for him, but those feelings are finally and slowly subsiding. I have noticed though that Hap has been giving me the eye lately."
"He has eh? What do you think of him?"
"Well, he isn't bad looking, but I have yet to talk to him or even really meet him for that matter."
"Well, I could always set up a date for you two."
"I don't know Mischa. I feel kind of nervous about that idea."
"Don't worry about it. I'll set up all the details. You just relax and go with the flow."
"Ok, if you say so Mischa."
Meanwhile in Renton and Eureka's room, Talho was about to ask Eureka and Anemone the big question.
"So what's up Talho?" asked Anemone. "What did you want me and Eureka for?"
"Well, me and Holland talked something over the other night, and so there's something we wanted to ask you two."
"What is it Talho?" asked Eureka.
"Well, you two know how we let you into our family and our lives right?"
"Yeah we do. Why do you ask?" Anemone replied.
"Well, there's something we want to do, but we wanted to ask you two first."
"Ask us what mom?" Eureka replied. Talho then took a heavy breath and asked "How would you two like to be adopted legally into our family?"
"You mean you and Holland would be our legal parents?" asked Anemone.
"Yes we would. But we wanted to ask you two first before we did anything."
"That's a wonderful idea mom! Let's do it!" said Eureka happily.
"I feel the same way! Let's go ahead with it!" Anemone replied excitedly.
"Thanks you two. We were hoping you would say that. We have somebody coming over today to do the paperwork. All you have to do is sign your names and it'll be official. Me and Holland will then be your legal parents."
"Our married names won't change at all will they?" asked Eureka.
"No, not at all. Just your maiden names, which will officially be Novak."
"That's fine with me." said Anemone. "When will that person be here?"
"Sometime this afternoon. Now are you two sure that you want to go through with this?"
"YES!!" they both replied.
"Alright then. When the clerk arrives, we'll let you know so we can finalize everything. Thank you girls." said Talho as she huggged both of them tightly.
At the same time up in the air, Maurice's piloting skills were getting increasingly better.
"How's it handling Maurice?" asked Holland in the 909.
"Better, but I still don't think it's operating like it should. It's like it's missing something."
"Understood. Just keep trying a little bit longer. We'll be heading home shortly."
"Roger that."
"Maurice, how is your compact drive doing up there?" asked Renton.
"It seems to be working fine. It just says 'Avriana' all the time. Is she another coralian?"
"I don't know yet Maurice. There still hasn't been any info found one any that have been born. If it is, we'll have to find and rescue her as soon as possible. Alright then, we're done here. Let's head home."
"Roger that."
Back at Tresor, repairs to the Gekko were nearing completion.
"When will she be ready?" asked Morita.
"Either later today or tomorrow morning sir."
"I see. Good work men."
"Thank you sir."
"Morita, how's the progress?" asked Sonia from behind him.
"Hi Sonia. It's going well. The Gekko should be ready to fly by tomorrow."
"Good to hear. Have you talked to Nadia at all since they've been here?"
"No I haven't. I think she's afraid to come off the ship."
"I can't say I blame her. I'd be scared too if I was her."
"Yeah, I guess you're right about that. I guess it couldn't hurt if we tried to stop in and say hi to her."
"I don't think it would hurt at all."
"Probably not. Let's go then."
"Eureka, can we talk?" asked Mischa. Mischa had decided to go talk to her to try to smooth things over.
"Why? So you can yell at me again?"
"That's not what I meant."
"Then what do you want?"
"To talk about the other day."
"What about it?"
"I think I was just a little harsh on you."
"A little?"
"OK, I was really harsh on you."
"That's better."
"Anyways, I wanted to apologize for that. I'm just looking out for you and the baby."
"Well I'm not a child anymore Mischa, so you can't be treating me like one."
"I realize that, I just know what's best for you. I've know you for years Eureka. I just want what's best for you."
"No you don't Mischa. I've changed completely since you first met me. I'm a different person now."
"But you're still a coralian."
"That may be, but I'm carrying a human child now plus my personality has changed. I'm no longer just a coralian Mischa. I also feel that I'm part human now too."
"Is that even possible?"
"I believe it is because of Renton."
"Renton?"
"Yes. When me and him conceived this wonderful life we're having, something happened that made me somehow closer to him than just our love for each other."
"That's amazing. How come you never told me?"
"Because I didn't want any tests run on us."
"But we have to on things like this. We don't understand enough about your kind not to."
"No Mischa. Me and Renton are no longer test subjects for you or Tresor. We want to live normal lives now."
"But Eureka…"
"I'm sorry Mischa but no." Mischa then let out a heavy sigh and said "That's fine. You two are old enough to make your own decisions now, and I can't argue with them. I just want what's best for you and Renton."
"That's fine Mischa. Thank you for caring about us. One more thing though."
"What's that dear?"
"Can I get off the bedrest? I would like to be able to move around the ship a bit." Mischa just laughed gently and said "Sure dear. Just stay away from the hangar ok?"
"Thank you Mischa."
"Sure dear. Anytime."
As Mischa walked out of Renton and Eureka's room, she immediately ran into Morita and Sonia.
"Hey you two. What brings you on the ship?"
"We just came aboard to say hi to Nadia since we haven't seen her yet." said Morita.
"I guess that should be fine. I'm sure she'll be nervous and scared though after what she did to you."
"That's fine. She doesn't have to apologize for anything she did. We just want to make sure she's ok."
"I think we can do that. She should be in our office going over paperwork."
"You two are sharing your office? I never would have guessed." said Sonia.
"Yeah it is different but we're getting along great."
"Well that's good to hear. Can we see her now?"
"Sure. Follow me."
A few minutes later, Mischa, Morita, and Sonia arrived at Mischa's office. Nadia was sitting at the desk going over Eureka and Anemone's medical charts.
"Nadia, I have some people who want to say hi to you." said Mischa.
"Who?" she asked. Just then Morita and Sonia walked into the room.
"Morita, Sonia!!" she said worryingly.
"Relax Nadia, we just wanted to say hi and check up on you to make sure you were ok."
"Really?"
"Yes really." Morita chuckled. "How have you been lately?"
"Ok I guess. These guys have been great to me so far. Their help has been wonderful to me."
"Sounds great Nadia." said Sonia. "We were told that they wanted to keep you around here for a bit."
"Yeah they do. Mischa put me in charge of Eureka's care, with supervision of course. That really helped me boost my confidence in myself."
"That's good Nadia. At least they're willing to help you."
"Yeah they are, which is why I like it here. They've been a wonderful help."
Sounds good Nadia. I'll have some people bring up the belongings you left behind, even though we already confiscated all the stuff you had on Renton."
"That's fine. I guess I can't come back then right?"
"It's nothing like that Nadia. Once you and everyone else feels you're rehabilitated enough, you can come back and work with us at anytime."
"Really? Thank you sir!!"
"Sure, anytime Nadia. Me and Sonia had better get back to work then. It's been good seeing you."
"You too Dr.Morita. I'll see you later Sonia."
"Count on it." she replied as they left.
Meanwhile in the hangar of the ship, the 606, 808, 909, and Newhope got secured back onto the Gekko.
"Good job Maurice." said Holland. "A few more practice runs and you'll be an ace in no time."
"Thanks Holland. I appreciate you guys helping me out with it."
"Sure kid anytime." said Hilda. "I'll see you guys later though. I'm going to go get some lunch. You coming Matthieu?"
"Right behind you honey. Later guys!!"
"See you later Matthieu!" said Renton as they left. "Hey Holland, there's a couple of things me and Eureka wanted to ask you."
"What's that?"
"For one, we don't want Maurice in any battles right now. He's too young and not experienced enough yet to be fighting in a war like this."
"That's perfectly fine Renton. We weren't planning on having him do anything anyways. What was the other thing?"
"Eureka made this request and I told her it was fine, but she wants to be home during her last month of pregnancy."
"Oh man, that one I wasn't planning on, but that's perfectly fine. If she wants to be where she's comfortable, you guys can do that."
"Thanks Holland for understanding us."
"No problem Renton. Now how about we go get some lunch ourselves?"
"Sounds good Holland. Come on Maurice!"
"Ok papa!" he replied. While they were walking towards the dining hall from the hangar, the group of three noticed Eureka wandering the hallways. "Eureka, what are you doing up?!" asked Renton.
"Relax dear." she replied as she gently kissed him. "Mischa cleared me to move around. I just can't go near the hangar at all."
"That's good to hear. You worried me for a second there."
"Sorry Renton. I didn't mean to. Where are you guys going?"
"To the dining hall for lunch. Want to join us?"
"Sure. I want to hear how Maurice's first practice flight went."
"Okay. Holland cleared your request to go home on your final month by the way."
"He did? Thank you Holland."
"Sure Eureka. You deserve it as well as Renton."
"How did Maurice's flight go then?"
"It went great. It's still not operating at full capacity yet, but Maurice did well."
"Good to hear. Good job Maurice."
"Thanks momma. Can we go out again tomorrow papa?"
"Sure Maurice. You don't mind do you Holland?"
"Not at all. It's a good experience for him."
"Thanks Holland." said Maurice.
"Sure thing kid. Now let's eat."
At the same time in Morita's office, him and Sonia were once again trying to get into the rebel forces database.
"Any luck yet Sonia?" asked Morita.
"No not yet. I'm not an experienced hacker, so it's tough for me to do anything at all with the firewall they're using."
"Well we need to keep trying. If there is another coralian out there, they might already have her."
"I sure hope not. That would be disastrous to us and her."
"No doubt." Morita replied. "Hey, I think I got in!!"
"Really? How did you do it?"
"I don't know. All I know is that I'm in. Now to see if they have anything." After a few minutes of searching, they finally found what they were looking for. "Got it! They do have her, but from what it says here, she refuses to talk or respond to anyone or anything, so we may have a chance to save her after all."
"Excellent. Where are they at?"
"At Whyndom Hills Military base. That's about two days flight from here."
"Does the girl have a name?"
"Yeah, she does. It's Avriana."
Back on the Gekko, the county clerk who handled adoptions was with Talho, Holland, Anemone, and Eureka in the lounge.
"So I have all the papers in order and Mr. and Mrs.Novak have already signed and agreed to everything concerning the adoption. I was already told by Mrs.Novak that she already talked to Anemone and Eureka. Is this correct?"
"Yes it is." said Eureka.
"Yes sir." Anemone replied.
"And you two agree to the conditions I explained to you about the conditions of your adoption?"
"Yes we did sir." said Anemone.
"Alright then. If you two will sign your names here with your new maiden names, everything will be finalized. And as Mrs.Novak told you before, your married names will not change. Anemone, you can go first. Then you sign below on the next line Eureka." The two then signed their names below where Talho and Holland did, making it all official. "Ok then, you two are all set. Mr. and Mrs.Novak, congratulations to you and these two lovely girls. You are now their proud new parents."
"Thank you sir. You have no idea how much this means to us." said Talho.
"I think I do ma'am. I've been doing this for years now. Here's your copies of everything including the one all of you signed. Congratulations again and good luck to all of you."
"Thanks again." said Holland while he shook his hand.
"Anytime. Have a good day now." said the clerk while he was leaving.
"You too!!" said Talho as she held her two new daughters. "Well girls, we did it. We're now your legal parents."
"It's a wonderful feeling. I'm so happy I could cry." said Anemone.
"Me too." said Eureka with happy tears in her eyes.
"Well don't do that." said Holland. "Lets celebrate! I'm going to make a huge dinner for all of us! Lets go everyone!"
"Oh boy here we go." said Anemone with a giggle as they left the lounge.
Two hours later after Morita confirmed all the info he had found on Avriana, he raced onto the Gekko looking for Holland. He eventually found him in his room with Talho and Stephen.
"What's the matter Morita?" asked Holland as he rushed in.
"It's her!!" said Morita panting and out of breath.
"Who?"
"Avriana!"
"Who's Avriana?"
"The new coralian!"
"WHAT?!"
"Yes Holland we found her!" within minutes everyone including Morita were in the meeting room.
"So whats going on?" asked Hap.
"A new humanoid coralian has been found." said Morita.
"No way!"
"Where is she?" asked Hilda.
"Right here at Whyndom Hills Military base." He then pointed out the location on the map. "It's about two days flight from where we're at now."
"Do we know anything about her?"
"All we know is that she won't respond to anything at this time, let alone anyone. We should have time to rescue her if we hurry."
"How fortified is the base?" asked Holland.
"It wasn't bad until now. Ever since she arrived, they really beefed up security around there."
"I see. How much time do we have?"
"Not much, which is why we need to get moving now."
"Is the Gekko ready to go?" asked Talho.
"Yes she is, so we have to go now."
"Are you going with us?"
"Yes along with Sonia, so let's get moving."
"Right. Everyone to your stations. We're heading to Whyndom Hills!" said Holland.
"Roger that!" everyone replied.
Two very long days later, the GekkoState arrived in the area of Whyndom Hills.
"Alright, we'll be taking the 606, 808, 909, and Venturion in vehicle mode to stay under their radar." said Holland. "I'd hate to say this, but we'll need either the Nirvash or the Newhope as backup in case we have a hard time getting Avriana out of there."
"I'll use the Nirvash." said Renton. "I don't want my son out there."
"Ok then that's fine. Thank you Renton. Stay on the ship and be ready to go at any moment."
"Roger that."
"Everyone else, let's go."
"Anything new out of her?" asked General Adams.
"No sir, other than the fact that she seems to be strangely restless tonight for some reason."
"Hmmm, interesting. Keep an eye on her then. I'll be in my quarters if you need anything."
"Yes sir!" After the general left, the guard asked himself "What exactly is she looking at?"
Back on the Gekko, Morita was giving everyone the final details.
"Ok, she's going to be in the third building from the end, second floor, room twenty one B."
"Will it be heavily guarded?" asked Hilda.
"At this time no. Since it's night time, there will be only one guard on duty at her door. Anywhere's else I'm not sure. The entire area should be quiet otherwise, but be careful."
"We will. Everyone to your LFO's. Let's rescue Avriana." So in the quiet of the night, the 606, 808, 909, and Venturion quietly drifted down towards the enemy base. When they landed, they quietly went into vehicle mode and made their way into the area. When the absolute boundry was reached by their LFO's, they had to continue by foot.
"Woz, any personelle detectors out there?" asked Holland over the radio.
"Negative leader. You're clear to move forward."
"Roger that. Thanks. Let's go everyone." As they slowly crept forward closer to the base, Holland noticed a couple of gaurds on the back of the base. The group stopped and took cover while they waited for them to clear the area. They then proceeded forward once again after they did. "The building we want is forty yards to the left of us. When we get there, spread out around the building and surround it. Once we know it's clear, we'll quietly enter as a group, got it?"
"Roger that." they all replied quietly. As they all crept slowly forward once again, it took them a full half hour to get to the building due to all the gaurds in the area. When they finally got to the building, they slowly and quietly surrounded it.
"Gekko, this is the king of hearts. We're entering the building now. You and the Nirvash stay on standby."
"Roger that. Good luck." Talho replied.
"Thanks." he replied. "Ok team, let's go." Slowly one by one the group entered the small building. "Dominic, you and Hilda stay here and guard the entrance. Me, Matthieu, and Anemone are heading upstairs to get her."
"Roger that. Be careful dear."
"I will. Let's go Holland." Anemone replied.
"Right. See you in about ten if things go right."
"Ok sounds good." Hilda replied.
"Anemone, Matthieu, let's go." As the three headed upstairs in the small office like building, they noticed one guard at the top of the stairs. Holland quietly snuck up the stairs and knocked him out with the butt of his gun. "Keep moving forward." he said afterwards. A few minutes later they noticed a guard sitting by the room they needed. "Matthieu, do you have the smoke bombs?"
"Yes I do. And don't worry, these are military issue, not blackmarket crap."
"Good. Now this is where the fun comes in. Anemone, as soon as it activates, me and you will rush in and get her out. You ready?"
"Yes I am." she replied.
"Ok. Matthieu, Now!!" Holland yelled. Matthieu then pulled the pin and released the smoke bomb.
"What the hell?!" yelled the guard as smoke filled the hallway. As he fired his gun in the direction of the smoke, Holland fired back and unfortunately took him out.
"Dammit. I really didn't want to do that." he thought to himself. "Anemone, NOW!!" he yelled.
"Right behind you!" she yelled as she followed him. The two then rushed into the room where a young girl was sitting quietly by herself. "Avriana?" asked Anemone.
"How…do you know me?"
"I'll tell you later! I have an LFO and a partner waiting for you! Let's go!"
"Ok!." she replied with excitement.
"Alright, get ready to run! We have a long ways to go!" yelled Holland. "You ready?"
"Yes! Let's go!"
"Ok, NOW!" and they ran out of the room and towards the stairs.
"Dominic, Hilda, run now!!" yelled Anemone as they ran back down the stairs.
"Do you have her?" asked Hilda.
"She's right behind me so GO!"
"Right! Let's go Dominic!" Hilda yelled. All of them than ran out of the building as the bases alarms went off.
"Gekko, this is Holland! Cover fire now!" he yelled.
"Roger that!." Talho replied. "Ken-Goh, fire now!"
"Roger! Firing lasers and missles now!" and with that a barrage of laser and missle fire left the Gekko, taking out half the base in one shot.
"Everyone in your LFO's! Avriana, get in the yellow one with Matthieu!"
"Ok!" she replied. As soon as everyone was strapped in, they all took off from the base.
"Incoming KLF's!" yelled Matthieu.
"606, get Avriana to the Gekko! The rest of us will handle the KLF's!" yelled Holland.
"Roger that!" he replied.
"Please do. My partner and LFO are calling for me." said Avriana."
"Whatever you say." Matthiue replied.
"There's only five!" yelled Hilda. "Lets get them and go home!"
"Right! Let's go team!" yelled Holland. As the four of them went into battle, Matthieu in the 606 safely dropped off Avriana.
"Avriana, follow me inside. Matthieu, get back out there!" said Talho.
"Right! I'm off!" he replied. Matthieu then got the 606 turned around on the turntable and shot off the ship towards the battle. "909, got one!" he yelled as he flew towards them.
"Roger that! Every one split off and take out the rest of them now so we can get out of here!"
"Right!" they all replied. Within thirty minutes time, the remaining KLF's were destroyed along with the base.
"Alright everyone, good job. Let's head home and back to Tresor." said Holland.
"Roger that." they all replied.
Back on the ship, everyone met in the lounge to greet their new arrival.
"Avriana, welcome aboard the GekkoState." said Talho. "We're happy to have you here."
"Thank you. I'm glad to meet all of you. I could tell that the girl who helped rescue me earlier with the pink hair is a coralian also."
"Yes she is. Her name is Anemone Sorrell. Her husband is Dominic."
"Nice to meet you."
"You too Avriana."
"There's another coralian like you aboard this ship also Avriana." said Talho.
"There is?"
"Yes there is. Her and her husband are the pilots of the Nirvash type zero. They are also expecting a child of their own very shortly."
"What's her name?"
"Eureka Thurston."
"Where is she?"
"Probably in her room with Renton since she requires a lot of rest due to their baby."
"Who's Renton?"
"Oh, I'm sorry. Renton is her husband."
"May I go see her?"
"Sure. Follow me dear."
Meanwhile in their room, Renton and Eureka were just getting ready to crawl into bed for the night.
"Well at least I didn't have to take the Nirvash out tonight." said Renton.
"I'm glad. I was worried that you would."
"So was I, but luckily it never happened and we got Avriana out and aboard safely."
"Yes we did." Eureka replied as she laid her head on Renton's left shoulder. As the two were about to fall asleep, Talho knocked on their door.
"Come in!" said Renton.
"I hope I didn't wake you two up." said Talho as she walked in.
"No not at all. So what's up?"
"I have someone who wants to meet you two."
"Oh really?"
"Yep. Come on in Avriana!" Talho replied. They young girl with light purple hair and the same distinctive lavender colored eyes then walked into the room. When Renton and Eureka saw her, they swore she looked just like Sakuya.
"Hi Avriana." said Eureka.
"Nice to meet you. I guess you're Renton?"
"Yes I am Avriana. Welcome aboard the Gekko. I hope things weren't too rough for you tonight."
"No, they were fine thank you."
"You seem a little shy Avriana. Are you ok?" asked Eureka.
"Yeah I'm ok. It's just that I don't know anyone here. I guess I'm just a little nervous that's all."
"That's understandable. Talho, where is she going to sleep tonight?"
"Good question. I guess I never really thought of that." she replied.
"Why don't you get one of the spare beds then." said Renton. "She more than welcome to stay with us tonight if she wants."
"Are you two sure about that?"
"Of course." Eureka replied.
"Are you ok with that Avriana?"
"I guess it's ok."
"Alright then. Hang tight here Avriana. I'll be right back ok?"
"Ok." Avriana replied. Talho then left the room to get the folding bed. "Are you sure it's ok for me to stay with you?"
"Of course." Eureka replied. "We're a family here on this ship, so you're more than welcome to."
"A family? What's a family?" Eureka smiled gently and said "Don't worry Avriana, we'll explain everything to you over time."
"That'd be nice. Thank you."
"You're welcome Avriana."
"I'm sure there are a lot of things you don't understand Avriana." said Renton. "But we'll gladly help you out with anything you need."
"You will? Nobody else would ever do that for me in that building they kept me in. Of course, I didn't know anyone there either. There was always different people going in and out of my room, so I never talked to anyone."
"Well there's no reason to be afraid here. If you need help with anything at all, don't be afraid to ask. We'll gladly help you."
"Thank you all for everything. I won't be scared to ask about anything I promise." At that time Talho walked in with the extra folding bed.
"Here you go." said Talho as she folded it out. "We'll get you a better bed tomorrow I promise."
"Ok, thank you." Avriana replied.
"Sure dear. It's really no problem. We'll see you in the morning."
"Goodnight mom." said Eureka.
"Goodnight everyone." she replied as she left the room.
"Eureka, why did you call her mom?" asked Avriana.
"We'll tell you in the morning ok? Everything will be explained at that time."
"Ok. Well, goodnight then."
"Goodnight Avriana."
The next morning, Renton and Eureka were the first ones up with the morning sun. Avriana was still sleeping soundly on the bed next to them.
"She looks so peaceful. I would hate to wake her." said Eureka.
"Then don't. we'll let her sleep. Let's go get some breakfast."
"Ok dear."
A couple of hours later as Renton and Eureka were quietly watching TV, Avriana finally woke up from her peaceful slumber.
"Good morning Avriana." said Eureka.
"Good morning. What time is it?"
"About nine."
"I didn't have to be up earlier like I did on that base did I?" she asked worryingly.
"Not at all." said Renton. "You can sleep as late as you want."
"This ship is that lenient?"
"For the most part yes as long as you help with regular ship duties."
"Really?"
"Yes Avriana."
"When do we eat then?"
"Me and Renton already ate." said Eureka. "But we'll gladly take you to the dining hall to get something if you'd like."
"That would be nice. Thank you."
"Anytime Avriana. Follow us."
Meanwhile in the lounge, everyone else was going over last nights paperwork and battle reports. They were all pleased to see that no one had gotten hurt nor was anything damaged from all that happened. At the same time, Mischa was finally lining up Hap and Nadia's blind date.
"Are you sure about this Mischa?" asked Nadia.
"Yes I am. Now don't worry about it. When we get back to Tresor, I'll set the whole thing up. Just be ready ok?"
"Alright if you say so. I'm still nervous about it though."
For the rest of the day, everyone on the ship helped Avriana with any questions she had about them or the roles they led on the ship, among other things. As the day went on, they also helped her with any things that she needed along the way. By the end of the day, she was finally ready to meet Maurice and the Newhope.
"So Maurice is your son?" Avriana asked Renton.
"Yes he is." he replied as they walked towards the hangar.
"How old is he?"
"Nine going on ten. You look to be around that age also."
"I do?"
"Yes you do. Well, here we are. You ready to meet them?"
"Yes I am."
"Alright then, here we go." Renton then took her into the hangar and over to the Newhope. "Maurice, you in there?"
"Yes papa!"
"I've got someone who wants to meet you!"
"Avriana I'm guessing?"
"Yes Maurice."
"One second!" he replied as he finished going over the Newhope's computers. He then shut them down and popped his head out of the cockpit. When his and Avriana's eye's met, she blushed just slightly for her age, and so did Maurice. Renton just let out a warm smile because he knew that this was a sign of things to come. As Maurice climbed down, Avriana also had a warm smile on her face. When he finally got down, Renton said "Maurice, this is Avriana."
"Hi."
"Hi. Nice to meet you."
"You too." he replied kind of nervously.
"I'll leave you two alone so you can go over the LFO with her. See you later Maurice."
"Later papa!" Maurice replied. "So, do you want to look at him?"
"Sure." Avriana replied shyly.
The next day, the GekkoState finally arrived back at Tresor. Everyone at the facilities was happy to see that Morita and Sonia were safe and were also excited to see the new coralian.
"Relax everyone." said Morita after they landed. "You'll get to see her soon enough. Let us show you something first. Would you like to do the honors Holland?"
"Sure. Ok you two, HIT IT!!" and with that the Newhope launched off the ship and took to the skies.
"Amazing!" said Sonia. "Pretty soon those rebels won't stand a chance against us." Just then the Nirvash and Venturion followed after them.
"What are they doing?" asked Morita.
"I don't know." Holland replied. As they all watched, the three LFO's lined up next to each other.
"Is everyone ready?" asked Renton
"Roger that." they all replied.
"Eureka, are you sure you want to do this?"
"Yes, I'll be fine, trust me."
"Alright everyone, lets show them our true power. Let's do it!!" and with that Renton and Eureka activated the Amita drive, causing that ever familiar purple light. As that light glowed brightly, the Venturion and Newhopes shapes changed, somehow mysteriously changing them to spec two status, bringing them both up equally to the Nirvash.
"How is that even possible?" asked Morita as the three units started to land.
"I don't know, but things sure are getting strange around here with those guys around." Holland replied.
Later that evening, Mischa finally tracked down Hap in the Gekko's hangar going over the repair list with Morita for the repairs done to the ship.
"So there you are Hap." said Mischa as she walked towards him.
"Hey Mischa, what's up?"
"Oh nothing really. How are we looking so far?"
"Everything's fine. Do you need something?"
"No not at all. Do you have any plans for this evening?"
"Uhh, no. Why? What do you have up your sleeve this time?"
"A blind date for you that's all."
"A blind date? Oh geez, what did you go and do that for?"
"Because you need it for one, and I know someone who likes you a little."
"Who?"
"You'll find out later. I have a room and dinner being set up for you right now. Main building, room twenty two at seven. Be there. She'll be waiting."
"Looks like Mischa put you in a bind." said Morita with a chuckle.
"Yeah yeah. I suppose I had better go and get ready then. I'll see you later."
"Have fun Hap." Morita laughed.
"Yeah, right."
A little later on, Nadia was waiting for her and Haps date in room twenty two with Mischa.
"I don't know Mischa. I'm still nervous about this whole thing. Maybe we should just forget it."
"Too late for that now Nadia. Hap should be here shortly. Ok, you're all set. Have fun and I'll see you soon."
"Yeah, ok." Nadia replied as Mishca left the room. "I hope it goes well too."
"Man, why did Mischa do this? I can't believe this is happening." said Hap as he walked towards the room. "Well, here goes nothing." he said to himself as he walked into the room. When he walked in, he couldn't believe who he saw. There stood Nadia, with a black miniskirt dress, brunette hair that went to the middle of her back, matching high heels, her glasses, and looks that would send any man swooning over her, it left Hap totally speechless and wide eyed.
"Hi Hap." said Nadia.
"Nadia, you look absolutely amazing."
"Thank you. I was worried that I didn't."
"Well you do. I'm sorry that Mischa forced us into this."
"It's alright. I've been noticing you giving me the eye anyways."
"Yeah, I guess I have been. Sorry about not asking you out earlier. I guess I was just too nervous to."
"It's ok. I'm glad that Mischa did do this then. How about we eat and talk?"
"Sure Nadia. Sounds like a plan."
A little later on after the two ate dinner, talked, and relaxed, Nadia said "So, are you enjoying yourself tonight?"
"Actually yes I am. A nice dinner, a wonderful evening with a beautiful lady, no pressure from you or anyone else, what else could I ask for? There is nothing better than this."
"I'm glad to hear that. So, are you in the mood for a moonlights walk around the complex?"
"You know what? Sure, why not. I could use a little exercise anyways." Nadia giggled at his last comment and said "Ok, let's go then."
The next morning, everyone except Hap and Nadia met outside the ships hangar before they took off again and went back into battle.
"Ah, anyone know where Hap and Nadia are at this morning?" asked Talho.
"Good question. I haven't seen them either." Holland replied.
"Has anyone seen them?"
"I might know where they're at." said Mischa.
"Really? Where?"
"I kind of set them up on a blind date together last night."
"You what?" asked Talho curiously.
"I set them up on a blind date together. I don't know how well it went though."
"I can tell you that." said Renton.
"How?" asked Talho.
"Look over there." he replied as he pointed to his left. Everyone stared in awe as the two walked up to the hangar from the end of the complex in each others arms.
"Looks like it went well." said Mischa.
"I never would have guessed." Talho replied.
"I guess you two had a nice night together." said Hilda as they arrived at the hangar.
"Yes we did." said Nadia in a calm, happy tone. "After the dinner date Mischa set up for us, we took a walk around the complex, sat over by the end building over there, talked underneath the stars, and I guess fell asleep for a bit. Sorry if we worried all of you."
"It's alright. At least you had a good time." said Talho.
"So does this make you two official then?" asked Hilda.
"I think so. What do you think Hap?"
"I think we can say that. We'll take our time though and see how it goes."
"Works for me. Thank you Mischa for setting this up for us." Nadia replied.
"Don't mention it. I'm just glad it worked out." she replied.
"Congratulations you two." said Holland. "I'd hate to spoil things, but we have work to do."
"Roger that." they all replied.
"Good. Everyone back on the ship and to your stations. We're taking off!"
"Right!" they all replied.